How the oldest known Hebrew book landed in a Washington museum
To legitimize its custody of the manuscript, found in an Afghan cave, the Museum of the Bible invoked the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and forged an interfaith coalition of Jews, Christians a ...
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The Bible’s First Translation Was in Greek
Originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic, the Bible is the most sold book in history, it first translation into another ...
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One of oldest Christian liturgical books expected to bring in more than $2.6M at London auction
One of the oldest Christian liturgical books is expected ... And what we have in this book is the earliest known texts of two books of the Bible." According to auction house, Christie's New ...
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The 775-year-old bible on display for first time
Handwritten Latin text is squeezed onto its 17cm-high pages, and the first letter of each book of the bible is lavishly decorated. The Sarum Master – whose real name is unknown – is considered ...
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The history of the Bible, animated
From scrolls to codices to the books we know today, the Bible has taken different shapes and has been written with different techniques. The Dead Sea Scrolls are the oldest biblical texts ever found.
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Opinion Journal: The Hunt for the World's Oldest Bible
Associate Book Review Editor Bari Weiss reviews Chanan Tigay’s new tale, “The Lost Book of Moses.” Photo credit: Getty Images.
Historic bible presented to dean of Carlisle
The Bible originally belonged to Henry Venn Stuart, who was Dean of Carlisle from 1924-1933. It is dated September 15, 1864, which suggests it was given to him shortly after his birth on August 8, ...